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Blockbuster on Samsung TV – Blockbuster Online Streaming
Blockbuster.com OnDemand will allows consumers to view movies on Samsung TV. Under the deal with Samsung, the world’s top maker of memory chips and flat screen TVs, Blockbuster’s OnDemand service will be integrated into new Samsung HD TVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-ray players.
Rival Streaming players Netflix and Amazon.com also provide video to TiVo users’ TVs.
Kevin Lewis, senior video president of digital entertainment at Blockbuster.com
“We believe that just as we are the leading offline rental company, we should be the leading online rental company,” Lewis said in an interview.
Netflix vs Blockbuster
Netflix has instant movies streaming. The service is free for Netflix customers and allows them to watch a selection of about 2000 movies and TV shows online on their PC’s. On the other hand Blockbuster has such perks as one free in-store movie per month and the flexibility to return in store the movies that you order online, thus reducing the turn-around time.
Service plan pricing
| Plan | Netflix | Blockbuster |
|---|---|---|
| 2 DVD’s per month, 1 DVD at a time | $4.99 | Not offered |
| Unlimited rentals, 1 DVD at a time | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Unlimited rentals, 2 DVD’s at a time | $14.99 | $14.99 |
| Unlimited rentals, 3 DVD’s at a time | $17.99 | $17.99 |
| Unlimited rentals, 4 DVD’s at a time | $23.99 | Not offered |
Additional factors
Netflix:
- Instant movies and TV shows on your PC
- Better movie rating/selection software
Blockbuster:
- One free in-store movie each month
- Return DVD’s in-store or by mail
Check out our reviews & rating – netflix review & blockbuster review
Blockbuster new set-top box
Blockbuster would roll out a new digital media player that brings fewer, but more recent titles from the Internet to consumers’ televisions than a six-month old offering from rival Netflix. The MediaPoint player by broadband device maker 2Wire allows Blockbuster customers to download high-definition quality movies to their TVs via broadband lines for $1.99 apiece, after an initial $99 for the box and 25 films.
The service, called Blockbuster OnDemand, can be ordered at www.blockbuster.com
Movie rental death match: Blockbuster Online vs. Netflix
There are obviously many similarities between the two services, and I suspect that the determination of which service is better for you will boil down to a few simple tradeoffs, or you’ll be attracted to one of the few differentiators between the two services.
Quick Overview of Online Rental Services [Read more →]
Blockbuster Chooses Blu-Ray Over HD
In a huge blow to Toshiba, Universal, and the rest of the HD DVD devotees, rental giant Blockbuster has decided to stock only Blu-ray discs in the vast majority of its nationwide locations, although HD DVD titles will continue to be offered online and in the 250 (out of 1,450) stores that have been testing both formats since last year. Blockbuster VP Matthew Smith revealed to the AP that the decision to go with Blu-ray — which will reportedly be announced tomorrow — stemmed from an overwhelming customer preference for those titles in the test markets, accounting for over 70% of all HD discs rented.
Interestingly enough, it seems that content — and not price — was the deciding factor for consumers, with Blu-ray-only hits such as the Spiderman and Pirates of the Caribbean films apparently outmatching equivalent HD DVD exclusives. While it’s still a little too soon to declare Blu-ray the outright winner, this Blockbuster decision only contributes to the momentum that Sony’s darling has had of late — momentum that at this point, might be too difficult for the other guys to counter.
Blockbuster Total Access – Better than Netflix?
DVD Collection
Blockbuster: 90,000+
NetFlix: 100,000+
Format Neutral
Blockbuster: Click on the movie title to see if high definition edition (HD DVD, BLu-ray) is available
NetFlix: Set your preferences to default to the format of your choice, when available
Perks
Blockbuster: Blockbuster Total Access allows customer to return DVDs to your local blockbuster shop.
NetFlix: FREE Streaming Movies via Netflix set top box or Xbox 360.
Pricing
Blockbuster: $5.99 (1 at a time, 2 per mo.), $7.99 (1 at a time, 3 per mo.), $9.99 (1 at a time), $14.99 (2 at a time), $17.99 (3 at a time), $24.99 (4 at a time)
NetFlix: $4.99 (1 at a time, 2 per mo.), $9.99 (1 at a time), $14.99 (2 at a time), $17.99 (3 at a time), $23.99 (4 at a time), $29.99 (5 at a time), $35.99 (6 at a time), $41.99 (7 at a time), $47.99 (8 at atime)
Speed of Deliver
Advantage: NetFlix has a larger Shipping network around the country.
Overall Customer Service
Tie
Both services have their positives and negatives. Depending on what is most important to you will determine which service you’ll be most satisfied with. But for those who said Blockbuster was a dinosaur headed for the graveyard, guess again. They’ve created an online service that rivals what was the market leader. What happens to the industry next is anyone’s guess.
New multiple dvd envelopes
lovefilm and blockbuster now offer their customer the ability to send back the multiple dvds in 1 envelopes
Good for them as it saves them postage costs, but it would be better if they send multiple rental in one go.
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- Movie rental death match: Blockbuster Online vs. Netflix
- Blockbuster Chooses Blu-Ray Over HD
- Blockbuster Total Access – Better than Netflix?
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